News archive from 10 May 2016

BERLIN The head of the French central bank told a German newspaper that "helicopter money", or free cash dished out to citizens in a bid to stimulate spending and inflation, was not being discussed at the European Central Bank and was not...

Owen Farrell has revealed how he has taken inspiration from Dan Carter’s ability to remain calm on the biggest occasions, as he prepares to go head-to-head with the All Black icon on Saturday.
The Englishman will line up opposite the World...

The Red Devils have had problems at the back this season amid plenty of injuries to their backline.
United take on West Ham tomorrow night (7.45pm) in their penultimate Premier League clash and are without Marouane Fellaini.
The Belgian is currently...

Common sense has broken out after a list of barmy proposals to change Birmingham’s boundaries were scrapped.
Plans to move Moseley Village out of Moseley, Erdington Abbey out of Erdington and Hall Green Stadium out of Hall Green have all been scrapped...

Eating turkey could help protect against developing multiple sclerosis, experts today revealed.
The discovery came as scientists investigated the link between the bacteria living in the gut and the activity of cells in the brain.
The theory is that...

We reveal how to get the enviable physiques of the stars.
This week: Actress Katie Holmes's arms.
Katie Holmes showed off her toned arms when she recently strolled through London in the sun wearing a vest top.
The actress, 37, is known to be a...

Privacy campaigners are using a poster of Kim Jong-un to alert the UK public to a controversial surveillance bill going through parliament.
The provocative poster of the North Korean leader is overlaid with the words “A surveillance camera in our...

Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte has claimed victory in the Philippines election.
After an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals, Duterte had a commanding lead over his rivals according to data...

The premier of the Canadian province of Alberta has seen for herself the devastation from a huge wildfire in the city of Fort McMurray.
"It was a miracle we got the entire population out safely," she told reporters on a visit to the site....

SWIFT on Monday rejected allegations by officials in Bangladesh that technicians with the global messaging system made the nation's central bank more vulnerable to hacking before an $81 million cyber heist in February.
The comments were in response to...

Thousands of people a year are dying unnecessarily after a heart attack because NHS follow-up care is so poor, a study says.
Six in seven of the 40,000 heart attack patients a year miss out on at least one of the treatments that have been proven to...

Jermain Defoe remains on a dual mission to not only rescue Sunderland from relegation but also force his way back into the England squad in time for Euro 2016.
Sam Allardyce’s key striker is preparing for the vital game at home against Everton on...

Bacary Sagna accepts Manchester City will have only themselves to blame if they miss out on Champions League qualification for next season.
City are in danger of dropping out of the top four after winning only one of their last four league games....

Thirty years after saving his hometown club from liquidation, the Boro chairman is celebrating the club’s latest resurrection.
Gibson kept Boro afloat after they were relegated from the Premier League in 2009.
And in the past two years, he’s backed...

Midfielder Mason, 24, has lost his Spurs starting spot to fellow Three Lions ace and teenage sensation Dele Alli.
But Cherries skipper Elphick believes the England international would be a perfect fit for Eddie Howe’s side, as they prepare for their...